In which direction is the sun's stream of charged particles banking when it nears the edge of the solar system? The answer, scientists know, is blowing in the wind. It's just a matter of getting Voyager 1 spacecraft in the right orientation to detect it.

ESA's Mars Express has returned images of an elongated impact crater that could help scientists understand how these unique craters are formed. Features of the crater could also provide new information about the potential presence of water that was melted due to the heat of the impact.

The 'structural heart' of the James Webb Space Telescope is being prepped to spin on Goddard's centrifuge later this month. The white framework shown here will hold the black carbon composite frame in place for its spin.

The Glory mission ended after the spacecraft failed to reach orbit following its March 4 launch. Telemetry indicated the fairing, a protective shell atop the satellite's Taurus XL rocket, did not separate as expected.